I had a very very severe and disfiguring skin condition throughout my childhood
Noting the above, I think its important we put this whole "missing one's childhood" into perspective. I mean, what about all the things you don't miss about childhood? What about forced, crappy education? What about bullies, that "tasty" school lunch you had to eat everyday, and the lack of freedom to go places? And who can forget the demands placed on you in your early teenage years to look and act a certain way? Oh, the joys of forced conformity and exclusion from certain social groups! Bleh.
Not much different than adulthood, admittedly.
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